R290X Lightning at CES

the54thvoid · Jan 6, 2014

Pretty sure our own news will get this but while it's still hot....

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7625/msi-gpus-at-ces-2014-massive-r9-290x-lightning-and-more

I will buy one...... unless it's underwhelming.

Eroticus · Jan 6, 2014

Sapphire desing much more better ... read reviews about 780 light from msi and his middle fan .

the54thvoid · Jan 6, 2014

Eroticus said:
Sapphire desing much more better ... read reviews about 780 light from msi and his middle fan .

Sapphire get a hard time from a few folks on TPU. Also, the 780 Lightning was a disaster as MSI did nothing to circumvent Nvidia (Kepler's) boost and voltage limitations. It was like having a Ferrari with a 80MPH speed limiter on it. The Lightning series otherwise have been very good cards.

RCoon · Jan 6, 2014

the54thvoid said:
Sapphire get a hard time from a few folks on TPU. Also, the 780 Lightning was a disaster as MSI did nothing to circumvent Nvidia (Kepler's) boost and voltage limitations. It was like having a Ferrari with a 80MPH speed limiter on it. The Lightning series otherwise have been very good cards.

I was about to mention this. If MSI balls up the voltage limitations then I think most people will disregard lightning's and just go for the Classifieds(for NVidia anyway).

the54thvoid · Jan 6, 2014

RCoon said:
I was about to mention this. If MSI balls up the voltage limitations then I think most people will disregard lightning's and just go for the Classifieds(for NVidia anyway).

I Googled "Asus R9 290X Matrix" but got nothing - that's AMD's other super hope. Damn fine card's those Matrix fellows.

buildzoid · Jan 6, 2014

I wonder how much of an effect the better VRM will have on OC capability because as of right now air(1156mhz average) and water(1236mhz average) cooling is not much worse than LN2(1317mhz average) and the Lightning HD7970 didn't beat the reference HD7970s by much either. I also hope they don't use Elpida RAM especially now since even Sapphire's R9 290 TRI X is using Hynix.

sulfur · Jan 6, 2014

Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X uses Hynix? It's a good sign. But Hynix didn't loose one factory in 2013? Thats why we have much more Elpida chips.

buildzoid · Jan 6, 2014

sulfur said:
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X uses Hynix? It's a good sign. But Hynix didn't loose one factory in 2013? Thats why we have much more Elpida chips.

All the pics I've found so far show Hynix and I'm getting a pair soon so I'll check on mine

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

System Name	PC ?
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS XTREME
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X62
Memory	64gb of G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600 / CL16
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Storage	C:/ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB - D:/7TB of Storage (WD-Bx2) - X:/Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung Neo G9 57"
Case	Corsair 1000D
Audio Device(s)	Cambridge Audio CXA60 + Klipsch RP-160M
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME Ultra Titanium 1000TR
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Logitech G Pro Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro (64bit)

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

R290X Lightning at CES

the54thvoid

Intoxicated Moderator

Eroticus

the54thvoid

Intoxicated Moderator

RCoon

the54thvoid

Intoxicated Moderator

buildzoid

sulfur

buildzoid

System Name	TITAN Slayer / CPUCannon / MassFX
Processor	i7 5960X @ 4.6Ghz / i7 3960x @5.0Ghz / FX6350 @ 4.?Ghz
Motherboard	Rampage V Extreme / Rampage IV Extreme / MSI 970 Gaming
Cooling	Phanteks PHTC14PE 2.5K 145mm TRs / Custom waterloop / Phanteks PHTC14PE + 3K 140mm Noctuas
Memory	Crucial 2666 11-13-13-25 1.45V / G.skill RipjawsX 2400 10-12-12-34 1.7V / Crucial 2133 9-9-9-27 1.7V
Video Card(s)	3 Fury X in CF / R9 Fury 3840 cores 1145/570 1.3V / Nothing ATM
Storage	500GB Crucial SSD and 3TB WD Black / WD 1TB Black(OS) + WD 3TB Green / WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	LG 29UM67 80Hz/Asus mx299q 2560x1080 @ 84Hz / Asus VX239 1920x1080 @60hz
Case	Dismatech easy v3.0 / Xigmatek Alfar (Open side panel)
Audio Device(s)	M-audio M-track / realtek ALC 1150
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1600W / CoolerMaster V1000 / Seasonic 620 M12-II
Mouse	Mouse in review process/Razer Naga Epic 2011/Razer Naga 2014
Keyboard	Keyboard in review process / Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014/Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2011
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate / Windows 7 ultimate / Windows 7 ultimate
Benchmark Scores	cinebench 15.41 3960x @ 5.3ghz Wprime32m 3.352 3960x @ 5.25ghz Super PI 32m: 6m 42s 472ms @5.25ghz

System Name	Cookie Monster
Processor	i5 750 2.6GHz @ 4.GHz
Motherboard	Asus H55M-Pro
Cooling	SilentiumPC Spartan HE923
Memory	Nanya 4x4GB 1333MHz 8Cl @ 1800MHz 10Cl 1.6V
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon 7850
Storage	WD Caviar Blue 1tb
Case	Cooler Master Elite (i dont remember model, but it's ugly)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream2 600w